In August 2019, there was a conflict between the police and the people outside the Sham Shui Po Police Station, and some people threw bricks at the police station. Eight of the arrested male and female students were all charged with rioting. After the case was tried earlier, today (7 Day) In the ruling of the West Kowloon Court (provisional District Court), judge You Dekang ruled that 4 people who had riot equipment, stayed at the scene for a long time, or communicated with the people at the scene were convicted, and the other 4 people did not have riot equipment, including A person who only wore flip-flops and carried a small plastic bag for takeaway, the tour officer did not exclude them or just watched the fun, and ruled that the four people were not guilty of the crime.
The case has been adjourned to February 4 for intercession and sentencing, and reports from the labor camp and training center will be requested for two of the younger defendants.
8 defendants who plead not guilty: Li Qianying (20 years old), Li Qingzhi (26 years old), a man surnamed Chen (17 years old), Peng Jiahao (18 years old), a man surnamed Lin (16 years old), Lin Zhihong (20 years old), Liang Jianuo (20 years old) and Liang Haotian (18 years old), all the defendants reported that they were students. They all denied a crime of rioting. Together with Mi Qiyun and other unknown persons participated in the riot; Li Qianying was also accused of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place on the same day, that is, a device that can emit laser beams.
The judge ruled that the first four defendants, namely: Li Qianying, Li Qingzhi, Chen Nannan and Peng Jiahao, were guilty of the crime, and the remaining four were not guilty of the crime, and Li was also not guilty of the crime of possessing an offensive weapon.
On August 29, 2019, demonstrators gathered outside the Sham Shui Po Police Station, and the police arrested many people.
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According to the prosecution plan, at around 10 o'clock that night, dozens of people gathered opposite the Sham Shui Po Police Station on Qinzhou Street, and some shouted slogans such as "anti-extradition".
About an hour later, the number increased to 60 or 70 people, and someone fired a laser pointer at the police station. The police used a loudspeaker to tell the crowd to leave, issued a warning, and showed a blue flag, but the crowd did not disperse.
At 11:30 p.m., several masked men ran from the crowd to the gate of the police station and threw objects. The police launched a dispersal operation and stopped the defendant near Guilin Street and Ruzhou Street.
Convicted defendants were equipped or communicated with participants
Youguan ruled that the first four defendants were guilty. Two of them were wearing riot gear, such as goggles, armor and black sleeves. The two had evidence that they had thrown stones, so they were convicted; the other two They stayed at the scene for a long time, and one of them even communicated with the participants, and the other stayed at the scene for more than an hour. It should be known that the police still chose to stay after telling the people to leave, so they were also convicted.
As for the first defendant, although it was found that she had a laser device in possession, Yu Guan believed that there was no evidence that she had used it, so she was also acquitted of the crime of controlling weapons.
None of the 4 criminals had any equipment and 1 wore flip-flops
As for the four people who were acquitted, You Guan pointed out that most of them did not have any riot equipment, and only one had an umbrella.
In addition, none of these four people had any evidence to show that they had communicated with the frontline participants. One of them even kicked flip-flops, held a small plastic bag for takeaway, and did not have any equipment. It cannot be ruled out that he was just watching the scene.
Although some people had escaped, but You Guan believed that just by running away, it was not necessarily because of fear of crime, but also because they started to run without thinking when they saw others running, and finally ruled that the four defendants were not guilty of the crime.
Co-defendant Dai Jiarong (44 years old, a garage worker) pleaded guilty before the trial.
Case No.: DCCC 423, 430/2020
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